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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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